Sri Lanka

, formerly called Ceylon, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the , in a strategic location near major sea lanes.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: main island in the nation of Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Cejlono”, “Insulo Srilanko”, “Lanka”, “Lanka-dvipa”, “Simhala-dvipa”, “Srí Lanka”, and “錫蘭島”
  • Historically known as: “Ceylon”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andawala and Kahagala.

Village
is a remote village in 's .

Hamlet
is a village in . is situated 8 km southeast of Sri Lanka.

Village
is a village in . is situated 10 km west of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka

Latitude
7.6063° or 7° 36′ 23″ north
Longitude
80.7165° or 80° 42′ 59″ east
Population
21,000,000
Elevation
797 metres (2,615 feet)
Open location code
6MV2JP48+GH
Geo­Names ID
1227604
Wiki­data ID
Q4526612
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Sri Lanka” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Շրի Լանկա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şri-Lanka adası”
  • Belarusian: “Шры-Ланка”
  • Cebuano: “Sri Lanka”
  • Chinese: “斯里兰卡岛”
  • Croatian: “cejlon”
  • Czech: “Cejlon”
  • Esperanto: “Srilanko”
  • Estonian: “Sri Lanka saar”
  • Finnish: “Sri Lanka”
  • French: “Sri Lanka”
  • French: “Ceylan” (historical)
  • Japanese: “セイロン島”
  • Kazakh: “Шри-Ланка (арал)”
  • Kazakh: “Шри-Ланка”
  • Korean: “스리랑카섬”
  • Latin: “Taprobane” (historical)
  • Latvian: “Šrilanka (sala)”
  • Latvian: “Šrilanka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sri Lanka”
  • Oriya: “ଶ୍ରୀଲଙ୍କାର ଭୂଗୋଳ”
  • Polish: “Cejlon”
  • Romanian: “Sri Lanka”
  • Russian: “Шри-Ланка”
  • Sinhala: “ලංකා දිවයින”
  • Sinhala: “ශ්‍රී ලංකාව”
  • Slovak: “Cejlón”
  • Slovenian: “Cejlon”
  • Swedish: “Ceylon”
  • Swedish: “Sri Lanka”
  • Ukrainian: “острів Шрі-Ланка”
  • Ukrainian: “Шрі-Ланка”
  • Yue Chinese: “斯里蘭卡島”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Galboda and Karagahatenna.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Opalgala and Kabaragaha Ela.

Sri Lanka: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.

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